Xymon
You cannot always please everybody. so just give them a chance to not like
you. be who you are and let live
At the school Cafeteria, It was the first day of school here in Tuazon Academy.
My mom owns this school. And ofcourse they give us special treatment.
we have our own spot at the second floor of the school's cafeteria.My sister
Trish ordered beef mignon which is not in the menu, but they cook anything
we ask for.
"one ceasar salad for me, thousand island dressing." says Victoria,
we call her vicks. She's the Queen of the school, she's beautiful, she's smart
and everybody likes her... Including my mom and my sister.. She's a fashion
slave... and I nearly forgot... she's my my ex.
"chicken noodle soup for me-" that was kurt. Son of uncle Robby,
mom's half brother. "what about you babe?" he said, talking to the girl sitting
on his lap. She would be his playmate for today... then we'll meet another
one tomorrow.
"ummnn.. stik na lang ga." answered the girl.
"stik na lang ga'." Trish mimic her "duh! from what planet did you
came from huh?"
I stared at her, giving her a warning to stop or else.. Vicks cant stop her self
from giggling.
"she said she wants a steak, pomodoro pasta for me." I said to the
old lady waiting for our orders. She repeated our orders... then she left.
"how was your first day here?." I asked Trish.
"good! everybody's treating me special." she sighed.
"we would be leaving this school next year, you must
create your own circle of friends" says vicks,
They were really close, aside from they have the same interest in Fashion
Victoria treats as her own sister. Vicks younger sister died with their mom.
you remind me of my sister. Maybe magkasing edad na kayo by now.
That was Vicks favorite line. I heard that over a million times from her,
and I can feel how much she misses her sister.
"you know ate Vicks,I could Have a thousand friends, but nobody could
replace you"
"you really love so many each other, me too I love kurt so many"
I was a bout to burst into laughter but I was able to control myself, BUT
NOT TRISH AND VICKS... and even Kurt laughed with the girls.
"eh kasi naman, asa pilipinas tayo diba? and besides marunong tayo mag
tagalog, tagalog nalang!" kurt said, catching his breath.
"But you know I was used to." Trish defends herself.
"pero marunong kang magtagalog! yun ang issue"
"He's right.. we're pure blood pinoy's naman diba?" says Vicks.
I didn't react, Im the one who has the biggest problem with that. We all
grew up in the states, however we've been here for almost 5 years now, and find it
really hard to speak Filipino.
"its not my mother tongue." I whispered.
"then take it as a challenge! you're such a lame-ass!." my UNWANTED cousin
said.. HE just said that to my face? I just ignore him. He'll just waste my time.
The girl sitting on his lap stood. then she sat beside me and literally flirt
with me. She stroke my hair. Kurt's watching us.
"anu bag type mo sa babae? bakit ka single? bakla ka ba?." she whispered to me.
Trish grabbed the book in my hand. Vicks and Kurt we're waiting for me to
answer that silly question.
I looked around the Cafeteria, I am not a gay! but I really dont have an Idea..
what kind of girl do I want. But Definitely not this girl sitting next to me.
Im not sure If I want her to be tall like Vicks, or short like
my mom.. I dont know if I want her to be a Fashionizta or just a simple girl... sitting
down there..
"why does it take you so long? dont understand your own fuck*n' self?" Kurt said.
blah blah blah.. say anything you want. I think I found her. I think I found what
Im looking for.. thanks to this Flirt for asking me.
"she's beautiful, her eyes, her hair.. I want a girl that could make me feel Im weird!."
I said to them while my eyes are still on that girl I was talking about.
"everybody finds you weird! not just you, Bitch!"
whatever! this Guy is always against me. I dont care about him.
that girl, who is she? I wanna know her, and I wanna know what Im feeling right now.
Love at first sight? ooh! thats really weird.. but I think it really is love at first sight.
They're going to laugh at me if I tell them.. Im sure. Thats ridiculous!
"being single doesnt mean you're a gay, Love comes at the right time" I just said.
"safe answer" Vicks says, Kurt giggles
My sister Trish, I know what shes thinking but what does she know?
she's just a little Kid.
"you'll understand it someday!" I said to her.
and Finally our food came. Im still watching the girl at the first floor. Kurt is
watching my every move. He still believes Im a gay.. then so what? Im going to kick his butt
when I meet that girl. Im going to meet that girl..
3:00 pm second week of classes. I am at the science garden to the some stuffs for the
DELICACIES our schoolpaper. I am the E.I.C. so I excused myself and called up a meeting
to meet my new staffs, Actually, Im not interested to meet them, I just want to skip my
catechism class, I hate to hear anything about God. . I hate him..
And to my surprise, guess what? the girl at the cafeteria. she's here.. but why?
"sya po yung bagong editorial writer." says Sherwin, our cartoonist.
"She? you know her?"
"oo, magaling sya. Copyreader ka diba? wag mo sabihing di mo pa nababasa yung
article na sinulat nya?"
She wrote that? amazing! The grammar.. the spelling.. everything is perfect..
"top rank sya sa mga freshmen sunod ang kapatid mong si Patrishia." He continued.
"that's really impressive. I think she deserve it."
"sa palagay ko rin." he said.
I took his number though Im not interested with him, but they work together.
Perhaps I can meet her through him.
So, I texted sherwin after the meeting.
please stay at the hut near the science garden with the editorial writer, let's have some snack.
not more than five minutes, I saw them.
We were seated across. My staff came with two fruit shake from the cafeteria.
"astig huh! may utusan ka pa talaga!" Sherwin said.
we have known each other for almost a year, He's a great Cartoonist! and I hope he's
not this girl's boyfriend.
"oo nga, atsaka bakit dalawa lang? hindi ba ko counted?." she said in a very
teensy voice.
So cute. very attractive. know that she's in front of me I dont know what to say.
Am I going to compliment her first? or should I introduce myself first? but what
about sherwin? lets just forget about him! this time, its only the two of us.
"I am-"
"Xymon! kilala kita! kilala ka naman ng lahat eh!"
She's right! everybody knows about me! I am the successor of my Mom! I even had
a death threat.
"Sophia," she said.
"nice to meet you"
"my honor!"
then what should I say next? she's trying to keep herself busy with her cellphone. Maybe
she also find me weird?
Sherwin jerks his hand outside. I get the sign, he left us.
she took a tupperware out of her bag. The food in her Bag can definitely feed a whole
Family.. She's literally a LAMUNISTA.
"So, you really came here to eat?"
"no english please!" she said which is really cute. "ang sabe mo kakain tayo. pero fruit shake
lang ang meron ka!"
"oh.. Im really sorry for that." who would have thought that a beautiful girl like her doesn't
even care if she'll be gaining 3 lbs. after just one meal?
"gusto sana kitang alukin... kaya lang parang nakakahiya naman tong pagkain ko."
anything from you would be the best food ever! i wanna say that..
"or maybe you just dont want to share."
"no english please! hindi yan totoo. matakaw ako pero di ako madamot."
she slightly pushed the tupper ware to my side.
"did you loss your appetite?"
"no english!-"she said the magic word again.." baka kasi isipin mo masama ako."
she pulled her food back to her side and continued eating. Looking to nowhere.
"yung kapatid mo, ayaw nya sakin... ."
"let me apologize for her." I said
"marunong ka naman sigurong magtagalog?."
I know she just want to change the topic.
"I can construct a sentence but I just cant speak it up I'm not as fluent as you are."
she did'nt react. Instead she took the fruit shake and continued eating. So I started
talking.
"5 years ago there was a fun run for my Moms foundation. 3 of my body guard were
gunned down. And its a miracle that Im alive."
"mahirap talagang maging mayaman-" she said, which is so true... I never had a normal life.
"baka hindi mo pa talaga time?"
"yeah! because 5 years later... I will meet you..."
she started to blush. Her face turned red.. and she cant look at me. she was lack of
expression
"No english please!" hahaha! gotcha! she's really amazing.
Her magic words reverberates in head.
"Im sorry" I told her.. but she act like ,I wasnt there. I took my Ipod from my pocket
and turned it on.. scroll! scroll! scroll!! gotcha!
So we were quite for a miute.. and then the song began.
are those your eyes, is that your smile
ive been looking at you forever
but I never saw you before
are this your hands holdin' mine
now I wonder why I could have been so blind.
I took a deep breathe and then I sang with Kenny Loggins in my Ipod
For the first time I am lookin in your eyes
for the first time im seeing who you are
I cant believe how much I see
when you're lookin' back at me
now I understand why love is
love is...
I stopped singing as soon as I realize that Sophia's watching.
"bakit mo tinigil?." she wants to know
she neatly wiped her fingers with a tissue. then she crossed her arms above her chest.
I turned off my ipod then placed it back to my pocket. I knew it.. she was the kind of girl
I think she is.. She's not the type of girl that would seduce me... and besides.. she doesnt
need to.
"I really love music. Thats why I always have my ipod with me." I opened a topic.
"whatta bout you?"
"wala akong ipod.. pero meron kaming radio transistor."
she's funny.. she's with a good sense of humor. and the way she pronounce the word pero ,
its kinda unique.
"people like your sister.. ayaw nila sa mga taong walang blackberry phone at Ipad. pero di
di ako galit at least naging true ako sa kanya.. Hindi naman kami mahirap eh. Masyado lang
kayong mayaman."
I can see the sadness in her face
" do we really need talk about our social status? anyway its her loss."
she showed a forcedsmile.
"look! im really really sorry for what my sister did.. She grew up having what she wants."
she stood up jerking her hands outside the hut, just like want Sherwin did earlier.
"babalik na ko sa klase ko, thank you sa fruit shake."
whoa! is that the best way to close a conversation? she smiled at me and then she began to
walk.
"you cannot please everybody. just give them a chance to not like you. just Be who you are!"
she looked back and smiled.
"thank you! tatandaan ko yan.. PROMISE."
I cant believe that my sister would be a threat for us.. there's no US at all... but maybe next
week? Perhaps I need to call a meeting for the DELICACIES every 10 minutes.. ooohh!!
what have you done to me Sophia??..
wait for the second chapter..
